AScNSA Handbook 1 - Division of Applied Science and Technology ...

Graduates will have the foundation necessary for developing their careers as system
administrators, network administrators, system programmers, Webmasters, or IT
technologists. Graduates with sufficient working experience and specialist skills will
qualify for promotion to senior positions such as network designers, network specialists,
technical support managers, or computer security professionals.
Admission Requirements
You must satisfy one of the following sets of entrance requirements for admission to the
Associate of Science in Network and Systems Administration:
General
Requirements
- Pass in 1 HKAL or 2 AS-level
subjects in HKALE, which may
include Use of English and
Chinese Language and
Culture
AND
- 3 passes in HKCEE; and
Level 2 / Grade E or above in
Chinese Language and
English Language
English Language
Requirements
Satisfy ONE of the following:
- E in HKALE (AS level) Use of English
- E in HKALE (AL level) Literature in English
- E in HKCEE English Language (Syl B)
- C in HKCEE English Language (Syl A)
- Level 2 in HKCEE English Language
- E in GCEAL English Literature
- E in GCEOL/GCSE English Language
- Score of 500 in the Test of English as a
Foreign Language (TOEFL)
- Score of 5 in the International English
Language Testing System (IELTS)
- Pass in Northern Examinations and
Assessment Board (NEAB) University Test
in English for Speakers of Other
Languages
The following admission requirement applies to the HKDSE candidates
Chinese Language / Alternative
Language Requirement
Satisfy ONE of the following:
- E in HKALE (AS level) Chinese
Language and Culture
- E in HKALE (AL level) Chinese
Literature
- E in HKCEE Chinese Language
- Level 2 in HKCEE Chinese
Language
- E in HKCEE – a language subject
other
- than Chinese or English
Level 2 or above in 5 subjects including Chinese, English and Mathematics.
- C in GCSE/GCEOL – a language
subject other than Chinese or
English
Students who do not satisfy the above requirements may be considered based on other
qualifications attained. These other qualifications may include an academic qualification
from a local post secondary institution or a professional qualification acceptable to the
CCCU.
Qualification attained by study at a local international school, or a non-local high school,
at Grade 12 or equivalent, are also accepted as satisfying the General Entrance
Requirements.
Applicant whose entrance qualification is obtained in a language other than English will
need an acceptable result in an approved English language qualification such as TOEFL,
IELTS, or the NEAB University Entrance Test in English.
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